diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/i387.c b/arch/i386/kernel/i387.c
index d75524758daf..c4351972d9af 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/i387.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/i387.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #define HAVE_HWFP 1
 #endif
 
-static unsigned long mxcsr_feature_mask = 0xffffffff;
+static unsigned long mxcsr_feature_mask __read_mostly = 0xffffffff;
 
 void mxcsr_feature_mask_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/i387.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/i387.c
index a5d7e16b928e..44ddb1ec808d 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/i387.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/i387.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-unsigned int mxcsr_feature_mask = 0xffffffff;
+unsigned int mxcsr_feature_mask __read_mostly = 0xffffffff;
 
 void mxcsr_feature_mask_init(void)
 {